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Sebastian

Sebastian the Crab is a main character from Pooh's Adventures of The Little Mermaid. He serves as the royal conductor and teacher at King Triton's palace. He's a good friend to Princess Ariel and Pooh.

Biography[]

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning[]

Sebastian is the attaché of King Triton. He and King Triton keep an eye out for any music in Atlantica after Triton banned it following the death of his wife Queen Athena. Though he agrees with King Triton, Sebastian usually is seen playing music in the Catfish Club Band. He and the band members are arrested by the king's guards in jail. Being arrested, he and the band members start a prison riot and escape to bring music back to Atlantica. He and Ariel's friends stand up against Marina Del Rey. Sebastian later listens to King Triton's misunderstanding and becomes the royal court composer after Triton lifts the ban on music.

The Little Mermaid[]

After the prequel, Sebastian is presented along with King Triton. He is forced to keep a watch on Ariel. Sebastian has heard about Ariel falling in love with Prince Eric. Later, he convinces Ariel that the human world is too dangerous for her, so it is better to stay under the sea. After King Triton destroys Ariel's treasures, Sebastian is remorseful as he had told Triton about Ariel being in love with Eric. Sebastian disapproves of Ariel going with Flotsam and Jetsam to see the sea witch Ursula.

Sebastian later plays another signature song about Eric and Ariel falling in love as humans. He dislikes marine animals which are cooked, so he avoids Chef Louis. During the wedding of Eric and Vanessa (really Ursula in disguise), Sebastian and the other animals disrupt the wedding and Ursula is discovered. Sebastian is later seen during the wedding of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel.

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea[]

Sebastian appears as one of the two main deuteragonists of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. Sebastian is tasked by King Triton to watch over Ariel's daughter, Princess Melody, repeating his role from the original film (much to Sebastian's chagrin). Sebastian disapproves of Melody's obsession over the sea, knowing the dangers that lie within them (namely Ursula's sister Morgana, who seeks to unleash her wrath upon Melody and her family), but the headstrong princess fails to listen, finding herself completely captivated by the world of the ocean.

One evening, during a ball, Sebastian accidentally finds himself in the ballroom, amongst the crowd of royals, and more importantly, the psychotic Chef Louis, who tries to murder the crab out of spite. Sebastian manages to escape, but unintentionally embarrasses Melody in the process, reinforcing her fear of being an outcast amongst her fellow royals. Later that night, Sebastian tries to cheer up the child, but it results in her leaving into the sea. Sebastian quickly informs Ariel and Eric, and a search breaks through. King Triton is informed of this and, after turning Ariel back into a mermaid, the team takes the search into the waters. Eventually, the family finds themselves battling Morgana at the sea witch's lair. She soon meets her defeat at the hands of Melody, and with her out of the way, peace can be restored between land and sea.

According to this film, Sebastian is the oldest of Ariel's friends, having been present since she was a small child all the way to her own parenthood in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. There is also evidence in the second film about this; by the time Melody is 12 years old, Sebastian has already become an elderly prawn in terms of age.

This movie was Samuel E. Wright's last role before his death.

Television series[]

Sebastian appears in almost every episode of the prequel television series. Sebastian is shown as being a good friend of Ariel and Flounder. He is sometimes strict and often critical of Ariel's adventurous ways, but often ends up going on her adventures with her. Throughout the series, Sebastian's character is further developed via dialogue and entire episodes dedicated to him. In the episode "Tail of Two Crabs", Sebastian has a rivalry with a crab named Zeus, and they both try to one-up the other. According to dialogue in this episode, Sebastian was born in Jamaica and went to Music Academy in Trinidad prior to joining King Triton's staff as his assistant; in "Eel-Ectric City" he also reveals he had the stage name "Dizzy Crustace" (krust-AY-she).

Other Media[]

Marsupilami[]

Sebastian was one of several guest stars in Raw Toonage. He would later star in his own series of shorts in the spin-off television series titled Marsupilami, set after the wedding of Ariel and Eric as seen in the first film of the Little Mermaid trilogy. One particular Sebastian short on Marsupilami was made from his host segments of a Raw Toonage episode.

House of Mouse[]

Sebastian was featured as a recurring guest in House of Mouse. He is usually seen with Ariel.

At the beginning of the episode, "Big Bad Wolf Daddy", Sebastian was served alive as Ariel's dinner. This was the only time in the series where Sebastian was treated this way, unlike Flounder, who was frequently treated this way in the series.

One of his most notable appearances is in the episode "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner" where Mortimer Mouse acts as if he's the critic (when the real critic was Lumiere) and demands Goofy to make him shellfish for dinner. Goofy claims they're all out and uses Sebastian as a substitute. Sebastian and Goofy end up in a comical chase (similar to the Chef Louis vs. Sebastian chase in the Little Mermaid films) for the rest of the episode until Mortimer's charade was exposed.

In "Max's Embarrassing Date" Sebastian begins to perform "Kiss the Girl" for Max and Roxanne (like he did to Ariel and Eric in The Little Mermaid), but is stopped when Max loses his temper because he didn't want all this attention. He only wanted privacy.

In the beginning of the episode "House of Magic", Mickey Mouse told a joke about him having trouble coming into the club, humiliating the prawn.

Broadway adaptations[]

In the Broadway stage musical adaption, Sebastian's role is similar but modified from that in the film. He is not in the scene where Ariel saves Prince Eric, and his song "Under the Sea" is moved to after Triton destroys Ariel's treasures instead of before it. Sebastian also provides vocals for the new song "If Only". The role was originated by Tituss Burgess, and has also been performed by Alan Mingo Jr. and Rodgelio Douglas Jr..

Sebastian appears in the popular video game series alongside other major characters from the film in the world of Atlantica.

Kingdom Hearts[]

In the original Kingdom Hearts, Sebastian is tasked with keeping Ariel under tight supervision, as King Triton believes her fascination with the worlds outside Atlantica has gotten out of hand. After Ursula uses this dream to seize control over the ocean, Sebastian accompanies Ariel with Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their mission to defeat Ursula, restoring peace once her death comes to fruition.

Sebastian would appear in the official sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, where Ariel becomes infatuated with the human world, prompting the king to have Sebastian join Ariel in his orchestra for an upcoming concert. Sebastian does so, but getting Ariel's mind off the surface proves to be difficult, resulting in the king finding out Sebastian's efforts to follow orders have failed, much to the prawn's dismay. Like in the film, Ariel goes to Ursula for assistance, leading to her human transformation, her romance with Eric, and finally having her father realize the human world isn't as bad as it seems.

Sebastian also plays a minor role in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

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